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Spartacus: Film and History Hardcover - 2007 - 1st Edition

by Martin M. Winkler (Editor)


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This is the first book systematically to analyze Kirk Douglas' and Stanley Kubrick's depiction of the slave revolt led by Spartacus from different historical, political, and cinematic perspectives.

  • Examines the film's use of ancient sources, the ancient historical contexts, the political significance of the film, the history of its censorship and restoration, and its place in film history.
  • Includes the most important passages from ancient authors' reports of the slave revolt in translation.

From the rear cover

Stanley Kubrick's epic film Spartacus has enjoyed iconic status in cinema history and strongly influenced modern perspectives on ancient Rome. This book examines the film from different historical, political, and cinematic perspectives. The chief ancient sources on the slave revolt led by Spartacus are included in translation. Contributors explore the film's representation of history, the political climate at the time of its making, the history of its production, censorship, and restoration, its place in film history, and its enduring appeal. For the first time, the book offers suggestions for a new version of the film that comes even closer to the filmmakers' original intent than the restoration currently available.

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  • Title Spartacus: Film and History
  • Author Martin M. Winkler (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Date 2007-01-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781405131803 / 1405131802
  • Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.36 x 6.3 x 1.07 in (23.77 x 16.00 x 2.72 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Italy
  • Library of Congress subjects Rome - History - Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C, Spartacus
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006022473
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.437

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2007, Page 244

About the author

Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University. Most recently he has edited the essay collections Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic (Blackwell, 2006), Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004), and Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema (2001).
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